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T.A. Papalias

Bio: T.A. Papalias is an academic researcher from San Jose State University. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 1 citations.

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Proceedings ArticleDOI
18 Sep 2005
TL;DR: A circuit has been designed to control the temperature of the IC die upon which it resides using a TSMC 0.25 micron process and installed in a 40-pin DIP package, revealing temperature regulation within 0.3/spl deg/C for thermal control ranges.
Abstract: A circuit has been designed to control the temperature of the IC die upon which it resides. No special devices or layers are required. No external circuitry or special heat sinking is used. Equilibrium temperatures from below -40/spl deg/C to above +85/spl deg/C are attainable. Time to equilibrium is on the order of a few seconds. The 400/spl mu/m /spl times/ 500/spl mu/m circuit has been manufactured by the MOSIS service in a TSMC 0.25 micron process and installed in a 40-pin DIP package. Test results reveal temperature regulation within 0.3/spl deg/C for thermal control ranges of 4/spl deg/C to 40/spl deg/C.

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Patent
29 Jun 2007
TL;DR: In this article, a thermal sensor on a memory IC and a heating element coupled to the thermal sensor and adapted to heat the memory IC in response to a signal from the sensor are described.
Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for thermal regulation of a non-volatile memory IC. The systems and apparatus may include a thermal sensor on a memory IC; and a heating element coupled to the thermal sensor and adapted to heat the memory IC in response to a signal from the thermal sensor. The methods may include sensing a temperature of a memory IC using an integrated thermal sensor on the memory IC and heating the memory IC, using an integrated heating element operatively coupled to the thermal sensor, if the sensed temperature is below a threshold temperature.

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